Exhibits & Events

Miss Johnson's Stitchery Exposition

Miss Johnson's Stitchery Exposition will be presented at the EGA National Seminar 2010, Stitching on the Barbary Coast. The exposition will display original needlework submitted by members of EGA.

One does not need to be registered for Seminar to participate in this exhibit. The exhibit will be juried as well as judged.

For more information, rules, and entry form, see the Seminar 2010 page.

Ongoing Events

Now thru May 31 2010 Elegant Needlework: Embroidery from Shanghai small exhibit of nearly photographic costumed figures and even a Van Gogh representation with layers and layers of textural straight stitches in Chinese Center, 3rd floor San Francisco Main Public Library, 100 Larkin St. at Grove/Hyde, SF, CA 415.557-4277 www.sfpl.org

Nov. 14-June 6, 2010 AMISH ABSTRACTIONS: Quilts from the Collection of Faith and Stephen Brown in the Caroline and H. McCoy Jones Textile Gallery, de Young Art Museum. 48 full-size & crib quilts dating from the 1880s to the 1940s. Quilts by various Amish communities are visual distillations of their way of life, a highly conservative branch of Protestantism with origins in Switzerland & Germany established in 1693. The women of Holmes County often used black as a background color to set off the jewel-like hues of their piecework with common patterns to include Roman Stripe, Ocean Waves, Bowtie, & Tumbling Blocks. No special exhibition fee so gen’l admsn. is $10 adults, $7 seniors. 1st Tues. every month is free. Dec. 1: 2- 3PM Koret Auditorium Judy Cunningham Docent Lecture: Amish Quilts: Geometry and Simplicity, Community and Belief. Exhibit open Tu-Thurs., S/S 9:30AM–5:15PM, Fri: to 8:45PM, Golden Gate Park, 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Dr., San Francisco, CA 415-750-3600 Info www.deyoungmuseum.org

Now thru June 7 Night & Day - Lacey Lingerie & Sleepwear from 1860 – 1950 features petticoats, hoops, corsets, corset covers, slips, night wear, combing jackets, bed jackets, slips, robes, teddies embellished with lace & white work embroidery. Special tours avail. small fee for groups: call ahead if you are bringing a group 408-730-4695 Lace Museum, 552 S. Murphy, Sunnyvale, CA 94086, 408.730-4695 Open Tues-Sat 11AM - 4PM, No general admission fee; Annual membership dues are $12/ $6 for senior citizens. www.thelacemuseum.org

May 18 Hawaii's Alfred Shaheen: Fabric to Fashion retrospective of 40-year pioneer of silk-screening textile & Aloha wear. 100 exotic, exuberant objects in all 3 galleries as Grand Applique: Hawaiian Quilts and Wendeanne Ke'aka Stitt: Contemporary Kapa to be shown at SJ Museum of Quilts & Textiles. www.sjquiltmuseum.org

May 18 7:15PM So Many Chickens, So Little Time: Laura Wasilowski is textile artist, author, teacher & creator of ARTFABRIK hand dyed fabrics & threads. Discover what drives her to create multiple quilts about a blue chair, garden implements, or unsung kitchen appliances. As one of the Iron Maidens because of her work with fusible adhesives in fabric appliqué, dramatic renditions likely from Songs of the Fuser. Laura will display her mini-series quilts. SF Quilters Guild, SF Chinese Seventh Day Adventist Ch, 7777 Geary (entrance on 42nd Ave. rear of brick bldg.), San Francisco, CA. $5 admsn. or proof quilt guild mbrshp www.sfquiltersguild.org

May 22-23 10AM-8PM Sat., to 6PM Sun. Maker Faire Bay Area Calif. 2-day, family-friendly event to celebrate DIY (Do-It-Yourself) mindset. Creative & resourceful people who tinker & love to make things: look for GPR EGA (or volunteer in advance for our table via Robin Berry 650.712-8405). Hayward Park/Hillsdale Caltrain Station $2 shuttles or 10-15 min. walk. San Mateo Co. Expo Ctr $25 Adult admsn. On line discount: $5 by May 14: www.makerfaire.com

May 22 10 AM Threads of Cultural Weaving Through the Artist Sha Sha Higby. If she never moved, you would still be fascinated by the fiber-embellished costume she wears. Textile Arts Council Lecture Series Gould Room at the Legion of Honor, San Francisco, CA. $10 www.textileartscouncil.org

June 5 GPR EGA Region Meeting in Concord features Teachers Showcase. Members also encouraged to bring their own SHOW AND TELL items of past & new GCCs. Stitched EGA Logos were due Feb. region mtg, however now have until this meeting to turn them in: so far 32 logos of different techniques become part of traveling resources. Broider Bling stitching challenge pasted on recycled CDs is due today.

June 4-6 Central Coast Shop Tour: complete a Tour Pass by having it stamped; those who manage to visit all 11 shops tween 9AM-7PM qualified to enter in prize drawing. Daily drwg. at every Assn. shop Paso Robles to Carpinteria, Calif. Prize Basket end each day during the Tour loaded with fabric, notions, patterns, books by suppliers, vendors as well as member quilt shops. www.CentralCoastQuiltShops.com

June 12/13 10–5 Sat.–4 Sun. Quilts by the Bay Monterey Peninsula Quilters Guild 200 Quilts, Wearables; Vendors, Boutique, Tea Room, Demos at 13,000 sq. ft. Seaside High School Gymnasiums, Monterey, CA. Admsn: $7 /www.mpqg.org